Nacimientos:
| 1859 | Billy The Kid, Born William Bonny; legendary US outlaw |
| 1887 | Boris Karloff, English actor remembered for his ‘Horror’ film roles |
| 1926 | Christopher Logue, Author and poet |
| 1927 | John Cole, BBC’s former political editor |
| 1934 | Lew Hoad, Australian 50’s tennis player |
| 1946 | Diana Quick, Actress; ‘Brideshead Revisited’ |
| 1956 | Shane Gould, Australian swimmer |
Acontecimientos:
| 1852 | In St Helier Jersey, Britains first pillar boxes were brought into public use |
| 1910 | Dr Crippen, the notorious murderer, was executed in Holloway prison for poisoning his wife |
| 1915 | The famous First World War song, ‘Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag’, was first published |
| 1957 | ‘Mary’s Boy Child’, sung by Harry Belafonte, reached number one in the record charts |
| 1963 | ‘Dr Who’ was broadcast for the first time, with William Hartnell as the Doctor |
| 1979 | In Dublin, Thomas McMahon was found guilty of the murder of Lord Mountbatten, and given a life sentence |
| 1985 | The BBC’s first television announcer, Leslie Mitchell, died |
